Water

Day 2

This is not a diet, I repeat, this is not a diet. This is an affirmation that I have to keep telling myself today. I am tired of going on diets and I have said it before but I need to really believe it, this is a lifestyle change. If I want to be healthy and get away from this natural desire for unhealthy foods, I need to realize that diet implies a onetime thing, being healthy needs to be for a lifetime. I have decided that I am not going to come up with a weight “goal” because then it becomes, again, a onetime push to get where I want to be, and at this point I have been there and done that. It just doesn’t work. I think if I can continue to work towards a healthier lifestyle, then I will eventually be at a body weight that I am comfortable with.

I have scheduled a physical with my doctors, couldn’t get in for over a month, to go over my current health stats and identify any areas that he might see that I need to focus on. I want to emphasize that this is to become healthier and not just to lose weight. Technically, I am in the right weight range for my height, being 5’10’ does have some advantages, but I know that some progress can be made.

I was able to resist soda yesterday and take in a lot of water. The saying goes if you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated. This is my number one issue. I am thirsty a lot of times during the day, but for some reason, I don’t drink enough water. There are so many good reasons to drink water, especially over soda. Obviously, water is good for weight loss yea, but it can give you more energy, cleanse you body, and give you healthy glowing skin, just to name a few.
I know that I need to drink more water and finding ways to ensure this happens is something that I have never been good at. I found a few tips on the internet that might help me stay focused and on track.

1) Drink a class of water as soon as you wake up on the morning (I haven’t been able to do this yet, but I plan to start this tomorrow and try to continue through the rest of the week.)

2) Drink a class of water before every meal (Not only is this supposed to help you get your water intake, it also can help you to eat less during your meal because you will feel “full” faster. )

3) Drink a class of water before you go to bed (I know that this is a good rule of thumb, but I will be honest, I don’t want to wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom – I like my sleep…BUT I will try it none the less. )

4) Keep water with you at all times. (I thought his one would be easy for me because I love water bottles and have way to many, but I am struggling to not only keep a water bottle on me, but to actually drink it!)

I didn’t get a workout in yesterday because I had a meeting than ran over and I missed my yoga class. That is 100% the worst excuse ever, but I let myself believe it none the less. I thought I could go for a run, but to be honest, as soon as I got in my apartment, I didn’t want to leave.

Dinner last night was pretty successful…until the snacking happened. One of the major things I need to learn about becoming healthy is how to stop the snacking, or in the least, have better snacking options available. I have some saltines in my cupboard and as soon as I got bored, I went to eat them. As I mentioned yesterday, I knew that I should be eating them, but for some reason….I couldn’t stop! Luckily, saltines are THAT bad for you, but still, it is extra calories that I just don’t need! I also had a smoothie with dinner with plain, non-fat yogurt, frozen strawberries and a banana (again, not bad, but was it needed…maybe not).

Part of the reason I am doing this blog is to really learn more about how to eat better. I tend to starve myself on about 500 calories until dinner comes around, then I am so hungry that I eat more than I need to eat dinner. Hopefully, as time goes by I will learn a little more about what is right and what is wrong with my eating habits!